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Sir Frederick Ashton

Roy Plomley's castaway is choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton.

Luxury: Happy pills

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Jan 1959 13:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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Music Played

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Sleeping Beauty

    Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden Conductor: Constant Lambert

  • Choir of the Russian Church of the Metropolitan of Paris

    The Creed

  • Yvonne Printemps

    Air de la Lettre

  • Francis Poulenc

    Les Biches Ballet Suite

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Roger Désormière

  • Ethel Waters

    I Can't Give You Anything but Love

    Artist: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

  • CΓ©sar Franck

    Symphonic Variations

    Soloist: Walter Gieseking Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2

    Orchestra: Leningrad State Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Yevgeny Mravinsky

  • Maurice Ravel

    La Valse

    Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Luxury Choice

    • Happy pills

Credits

Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Sir Frederick Ashton

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Jan 1959 13:10
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Service

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